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Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:49:42 GMTWoman arrested at Sarah Everard vigil contacted by ‘about 50 police officers’ on Tinder
Patsy Stevenson said she had been left “terrified” by the advances of police officers and security guards on the dating app
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:45:30 GMTDominic Raab suggests misogyny is wrong even if its ‘a woman against a man’
‘Is that what you meant to say?’ asks BBC host
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:41:35 GMTBoris Johnson expected to approve minimum wage increase ‘within weeks’
Advisory body has estimated that 5% increase to £9.42 an hour is needed
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:30:52 GMTBoris Johnson speech – live: PM to push ‘levelling up’ agenda and minimum wage plan on same day as UC cuts
Follow the latest updates on last day of Tory conference
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:27:56 GMTLiz Truss says it is ‘dehumanising’ to be ‘treated as a woman’, as she is challenged over trans rights
Equalities minister also dismisses Council of Europe criticism of UK treatment of transgender people
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:27:14 GMTFrench fishermen threaten Christmas blockade of UK imports and supplies in post-Brexit row
France’s Europe minister said they ‘would not be pushed around’ as row over post-Brexit fishing licences intensifies
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:10:38 GMTRazor blades hidden under neo-Nazi stickers at bus stop near primary school
Police have warned residents not to remove the stickers themselves
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:12:46 GMTBoris Johnson hailed by his party despite UK's economic woes
Britain is experiencing empty gas pumps, worker shortages and unavailable items on store shelves
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:28:12 GMTWindrush campaigners left ‘humiliated’ after being ‘denied access to Tory party conference’
David Brown and Julia Davidson both claim they faced difficulty getting into event
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:54:21 GMTDrones to deliver post to remote Scottish islands in Royal Mail trial
Royal Mail’s third trial using delivery drones began on Monday
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:37:04 GMTSabina Nessa: Emotional vigil held in Eastbourne for school teacher
People carry placards reading ‘When will women be safe?’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:29:54 GMTStephen Port: Police ‘competence’ in ‘Grindr killer’ case under spotlight as long-awaited inquests begin
Tributes paid to lost loved ones, as brother of murder victim suggests he’d still be alive ‘if police had done their job’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:21:31 GMTTewkesbury stabbings: Man dies and two others injured following incident in Gloucestershire
Man in his 50s arrested by police and remains in custody
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:53:49 GMTBoris Johnson denies Britain is in crisis as £6bn benefit cut bites
PM will condemn Tory and Labour governments of past decades for ‘dither and drift’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:42:48 GMTLord Frost accuses French of being ‘unreasonable’ after threatening to cut UK’s energy supply in Brexit row
Minister claims UK has been ‘generous’ in approving fishing licenses
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:41:23 GMTSajid Javid risks sparking exodus of NHS managers, union warns
Reports suggest health secretary will sack managers who fail to cut waiting lists
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:30:54 GMTSajid Javid says health and social care ‘begins at home’ and people should turn to family before NHS
‘Government shouldn’t own all risks and responsibilities in life,’ says health secretary
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:24:19 GMTBoris Johnson calls inflation fears ‘unfounded’ but economists disagree
Prime minister plays down concerns about price rises and cost of living
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:38:19 GMTPrice of natural gas surges to record high amid ongoing supply issues
Analysts warn of ‘perfect storm’ of cold Winter and increased demand
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:28:49 GMTSarah Everard: Inquiry will be wasted opportunity without legal powers to ‘get to the truth’, government warned
Concern over format meaning inquiry relies on Metropolitan Police cooperation and cannot compel witnesses to give evidence
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:06:59 GMTCarrie Johnson praises government plans to ban ‘conversion therapy’ – despite repeated delays
Ms Johnson claims husband, Boris, is ‘completely committed’ to LGBT+ rights
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:59:12 GMTProbation Service ‘failed to warn guardian about baby-sitter who killed toddler Lilly Hanrahan’
Case review says omission ‘could have made a difference’ to Lilly’s fate
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:41:18 GMTExperts recommend public inquiry into Northern Ireland’s mother and baby homes
Thousands of women and girls were subjected to hard unpaid labour
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:22:21 GMTWindrush activists say Tories shut them out of conference
Activists seeking compensation for Black people whose right to live in Britain came under question say they blocked from freely attending the governing Conservative Party’s annual conference despite being accredited for the event
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:47:20 GMTTooth reveals giant hippos roamed Somerset a million years ago
Animal would have weighed three tonnes and ranged across Europe; find also reveals new evidence about Ice Age climate
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:34:55 GMTShabazz Suleman: Alleged Isis returnee charged with terror offences after being arrested at Heathrow Airport
Alleged terrorist, 25, is accused of preparing acts of terrorism, being a member of Isis and receiving weapons training
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:34:07 GMTConservative chair Oliver Dowden criticised for party’s ‘anti-woke rhetoric’ and ‘draconian’ legislation by Tory members
Another delegate hits out at members’ voices being ‘wiped out’ by party at conference
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:28:50 GMTEuropean Parliament overwhelmingly votes to send MEPs to joint UK-EU parliamentary assembly
The joint parliamentary sittings could be a flashpoint between Brexiteers and European federalists
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:17:29 GMT‘Sex on duty was seen as a perk of the job’, says ex-chief constable
Women’s trust in the police has been ‘shattered,’ she said
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:08:10 GMTUK officials hold meeting with Taliban in first visit since withdrawal
A former British soldier, who had been captured while trying to flee Afghanistan, was also freed and flew out to Qatar with the diplomats
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:56:12 GMTSlovenian police clash with protesters ahead of EU summit
Police in Slovenia have fired tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protesters in the capital
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:53:55 GMTTory co-chair refuses to answer questions about cash-for-access claims: ‘Stop bothering me’
Top donor wants ‘special investigation’ into Ben Elliot
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:48:06 GMTClemency for BBC licence fee dodgers ‘attractive idea’, says Dominic Raab
Justice secretary says he will ‘discuss’ idea with culture secretary
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:41:38 GMT‘No alternative’ to rising inflation amid labour shortages, Boris Johnson says
Prime minister brushes off fears of rising prices, as he claims UK heading for ‘higher-wage, higher-productivity economy’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:19:47 GMTTwo men deny charges over £1m Viking hoard of coins and silver seized in raids
Hoard contained Viking coins of Alfred the Great of Wessex
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:09:53 GMTManhunt after woman raped behind Birmingham shopping complex
Police search for attacker in tracksuit as victim treated in hospital
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:46:19 GMTUK weather: Heavy rain set to hit north of England after London flash floods
42 flood alerts are in place across England, with potentially 50mm of rain to fall in the north
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:44:53 GMTMan stabbed to death on own doorstep in row over £300, court hears
George Dore was allegedly knifed by three attackers: ‘I heard a horrible noise and thought he was having an asthma attack [but], when I saw him, he had a big hole in his chest,’ partner recalls
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:41:07 GMTNew car registrations fall to lowest level for two decades in ‘desperately disappointing September’
Ongoing global shortage of computer chips blamed for tumbling figures
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:36:27 GMTJudge to consider if submarines were involved in fatal trawler sinking
Five men died after the Bugaled Breizh trawler capsized and sank off the Cornish coast
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:33:08 GMTBoris Johnson blames hauliers for Brexit shortage of lorry drivers
But Road Haulage Association says process described by prime minister simply ‘doesn’t exist’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:32:35 GMTPlans to increase child prison sentences may breach international law, government warned
Proposals could violate UN convention and human rights laws, committee finds
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:22:55 GMTMinister says he has ‘no idea where Boris Johnson is’, despite PM sitting metres away from him
Kit Malthouse caught out as prime minister dodges Good Morning Britain interview
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:53:59 GMTFrance threatens to use energy supply to ‘put pressure’ on UK to comply with Brexit deal
French minister says UK ‘depends on our energy supplies’ as row escalates
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:39:13 GMTLocal services need £8 billion extra funding just to stand still, councils tell Rishi Sunak
Pressures on budget to mostly come from social care
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:34:28 GMTUndocumented migrants with HGV licences are sent official letters encouraging them to work
Exclusive: Ministers accused of ‘staggering incompetence’ after foreign nationals with no right to work told their ‘valuable skills and experience have never been more needed’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:32:26 GMTUK’s struggles more similar to aftermath of WWII than 1970s, economist claims
The post-war economy showed that matching unemployed workers with jobs can be challenging even amid headlines of labour shortages
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:26:32 GMTDominic Raab sparks row with conference pledge to end ‘nonsense’ of Human Rights Act
Justice secetary accused of ‘cynical’ use of single case to justify ‘attack on legislation that protects women’s rights’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:23:01 GMTButlins holidaymakers evacuated after suspicious device found in car park
An explosives unit was on the scene investigating the device
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:19:23 GMTSarah Everard: Priti Patel announces inquiry into Wayne Couzens and ‘wider issues across policing’
‘We need answers as to why this was allowed to happen,’ home secretary tells party conference
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:06:55 GMTWestminster station fire: Firefighters attend blaze at London underground
Smoke was coming out of an electrical room, the fire brigade said
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:35:05 GMTBoris Johnson brands Insulate Britain ‘irresponsible crusties’ for blocking motorways
Prime minister’s comments come as home secretary confirms plans for tougher powers against activist groups
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:42:58 GMTBoris Johnson rules out making misogyny a hate crime because it would overload the police
‘Rather than introducing new laws, what you need to do is enforce the existing laws’
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:30:39 GMTGoods and staff shortages not a ‘70s-style crisis, just ‘an extremely interesting moment’, Boris Johnson says
Prime minister calls lack of labour ‘a sign of economic robustness’ – despite fears of empty shelves at Christmas
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:19:55 GMTMet Police to put hundreds more officers on London’s streets after Sarah Everard murder
The force wants to drive down violent crime, including domestic abuse and violence against women and girls